AI Safety

What never to put into ChatGPT at work

A plain list of what your team should never paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini at work, why it matters, and three rules that keep company data safe.

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Every team I train has someone who has already pasted something they should not have into an AI tool. Not out of carelessness. Nobody told them where the line is. Here it is.

Never paste these in

  • Customer personal information: names with addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, anything that identifies a real person.
  • Passwords, access codes, API keys, or anything that unlocks a system.
  • Bank, card or account numbers.
  • Medical, legal or HR details about a real employee or customer.
  • Anything under a confidentiality agreement, including client names.
  • Unreleased financials, deals or plans you would not want a competitor to read.

Why it matters

Depending on the tool, the plan and the settings, what you type may be stored, reviewed or used to improve the tool. Business plans usually give you more control than free personal accounts, but the safe habit is the same everywhere: if you would not email it to a stranger, do not paste it into a chat box.

What is fine to use

  • Your own drafts, with names and numbers removed or swapped for placeholders.
  • Public information: your website, published prices, general industry questions.
  • Templates, outlines, rewrites and summaries of material that is not sensitive.

Three rules that cover most of it

  1. Strip it first. Replace names with “Client A” and numbers with “X” before you paste.
  2. Use the company account, not a personal one, and have someone check its data settings once.
  3. Check anything that goes out. AI can sound certain and still be wrong. A person reads it before a customer does.

Short answers

Is it safe to use ChatGPT at work?

Yes, for the right tasks and with the right settings. Keep personal, financial and confidential information out of it.

Can ChatGPT see my company data?

It sees whatever you type or upload. What happens to it after depends on your plan and settings, so check them.

What is the safest way for a team to start?

A company account, a one-page rule sheet like this one, and a short training on real work.

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